NBA Player Speaks About His Two Moms

Kenneth Faried Plays for the Denver Nuggets

On the court he is called, "The Manimal" because of his aggressive play.

Kenneth's Parents are Married

His mothers married in New Jersey in 2007.
"Nobody can ever tell me I can't have two mothers, because I really do," Faried says.

Love is Love

“A lot of people [are] saying civil union,” said Faried. “I don’t like it being called that because I can get married to a female and it can be called a marriage. Why can’t a female be married to a female and male be married to a male and it be called a marriage? You still have the same thing, same love and happiness.”

He Calls His Non-biological Mom "Oomie"

Faried calls Copeland "Oomie," the Arabic word for mother, because that's the way he views her — not only as his mother's wife or partner, but as a second guiding, loving, maternal force in his own life.